Military+Technology

=//Military Technology//=

This java applet asks you to identify the civilization that used each military innovation first. Enjoy... -AA media type="custom" key="3199306"

//**Some commentary on the evolution of military technology**//
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are solely those of the writer, and are open to constant interpretation, questioning, and debate. The only thing constant about military technology throughout history is its constant evolution. The driving forces of evolution are essentially the same now as they were thousands of years ago. The motives leading to the invention of the bow and arrow in prehistoric times are similar to those that inspired to the creation of the machine gun in modern times. The thought process that persuaded Egyptians to build war chariots also triggered Germany's construction of Panzer tanks. The driving forces that evoked thoughts in ancient cities about building walls is currently enticing modern countries into looking into a integrated missile defense. The main force pushing this evolution is the goal of efficiently waging war. That is to say, a state wants to kill as many of the enemy as possible, in the quickest time possible, losing the least amount of their own people as possible when waging war. This driving force has held true from prehistoric times, throughout the golden ages of ancient civilizations such as Sumeria, Babylonia, Egypt, Hattusha, Persia, China, India, Greece, Carthage, and Rome and Rome, and continues in modern society. War has occurred in every civilization, thus there has always been a purpose to create new and better military technology. Every new technology that has been created is a stepping stone to how society has came to possess contemporary military technology. -AA